Cast Iron vs Cast Steel

One of our dandong foundry clients asked me which one is better for cast iron vs cast steel. I will have to
is more suitable to your products.
Firstly, let us know what is the cast iron and cast steel.

Cast iron usually refers to gray iron, ductile iron and malleable iron, which is iron casting with c

Cast steel usually refers to normal carbon steel and alloy steel, or called steel casting with carb

Therefore, no big difference considering from the chemical content and raw materials for cast iron vs
properties have many differences.
The advantage and disadvantage of cast iron.

The grey cast iron has good casting properties, good vibration damping, good wear resistance, good ma
However, its tensile strength and elongation are very low, so only can produce some metal parts with
protective cover, cover, oil pan, hand wheels, frame, floor, hammer, small handle, base, frame, box, knife,
pump, valve, pipe, flywheel, motor blocks etc. As for the higher grades, grey cast iron can withstand g
tightness or corrosion resistance of the more important castings such as cylinder, gear, base, flywheels, be
gear box, brake wheel, coupling Plate, medium pressure valve, etc. refer to iron-

The ductile iron and malleable iron have high strength, ductility, heat-resistance and toughness, so a wider
the carbon steel. However, its production technology is high, production process is more complex, and p
grey cast iron and cast steel, therefore, there are more casting defects for ductile iron. There are many fie
as Pressure pipes and fittings, Automotive applications, Agriculture, road and construction applications
The advantage and disadvantage of cast steel.

One of the advantages of cast steel is the design flexibility, the designer of the casting have the greatest fre
complex shape and hollow cross-section parts.

Cast steel has the metallurgy manufacturing flexibility and strongest variability, you can choose a differe
adapted to the various requirements of different projects. By different heat treatment choice in the larger
and performance, and good weldability and workability.

Cast steel is a kind of isotropic material and can be made into the overall structural strength steel casting
the project. Coupled with the design and weight the advantages of short delivery time, price and econ

The weight range of steel castings is larger. Little weight can be only a few dozen grams of molten mold
large steel castings up to several tons, dozens of tons or hundreds of to

Steel castings can be used for a variety of working conditions, and its mechanical properties superior to an

high-alloy steel for special purposes. To withstand high tensile stress or dynamic load of components, it i
low or high temperature by the large and important part load key parts, in principle, should giv

However, the cast steel has comparatively bad shake-suction, wear resistance, mobility and the casting pe
iron, moreover, the costs are higher than normal cast iron.

Therefore, for cast iron vs cast steel, they have their own advantages and disadvantages, you should choo
their physical properties.